Politics

Unite For The Canada We Want

Press release from the Council of Canadians, Campbell River Chapter

With an election coming up, Canadians need to be clear about what they want.  Which is why The Council of Canadians is running a campaign, called Unite For The Canada We Want.  There’s nothing like a threat to our country and economic well-being to make us dig in our heels.  But what do we want  – here in Campbell River, in our province, and in our country?

Council of Canadians, Campbell River Chapter, is inviting all members of our community to gather to share their thoughts and concerns about the issues that are paramount in their lives.  These may include defunding public health and education; cutting taxes and regulations for corporations; rolling back worker protection, backpedalling on our climate commitments.  Corporate interests and conservative political agendas call this expanding freedom of choice for healthcare and regulation; freeing up money for investment and growth; providing workers more choice and flexibility; but this is smoke and mirrors for limiting public access to the services we rely on and eroding our democratic structures.

The Council of Canadians – who are non partisan and not funded with any dollars from governments or corporations – have initiated the Unite For The Canada We Want campaign which challenges our elected officials and candidates to take real action to defend jobs and communities, to protect our democracy and our environment. The Unite For The Canada We Want campaign incorporates the following 8 principles: 

  1. Good jobs and decent housing for all.
  2. Groceries everyone can afford.
  3. Public health care for everyone and public services in every community.
  4. Fair taxes across income levels.
  5. Respect for the human right to water.
  6. Real climate action now.
  7. Peace with justice, not increased military spending.
  8. Respect for all, without prejudice or intolerance. 

If you want your voice to be heard, please join us at a public forum on April 24 from 6:30-8:30, at the Campbell River Community Centre Lounge to discuss the issues and principles raised by the Pledge for Canada/Unite For The Canada We Want and plan for participation in this campaign. For more information, contact Rich at surfdust@telus.net

Another way to get your voice heard is to come to the Letter Writing Workshop hosted by Vancouver Island Regional Library and the Council of Canadians Campbell River chapter on Sunday, April 6, from 1:30 – 3:30, in the meeting room at the Campbell River Library.  This workshop is an opportunity to get some letter writing tips and practice, whether it is to the newspaper, City Council, MLA or MP, corporate officers, or on Facebook or other social media.  Please register on the VIRL website: https://virl.bc.ca/event/letter-writing-workshop/.